The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15


torney in good standing.
2. Any person not an attorney-at-
law who desires to appear as an agent
for claimants or contestants before your
office must file certificate from Judge
of United States court or of state or
territorial court having common law
jurisdiction, except probate courts, in
the county wherein he resides or the
local land Office is situated, duly au-
thenticated under the seal of the court,
that such person is OF good moral
character and in good repute, possessed
of the necessary qualifications to enable
him to render clients valuable service,
and otherwise competent to advise and
assist them m the presentation OF their
claims and contests.
3. The oath of allegiance required
by Section 347S of the United States
Revised Statutes must also be filed by
applicants In case of q firm, the
names of the individuals composing the
firm must be given, and certificate
and oath as to each member of the
firm will be required.
4. An applicant to practice under the
above regulations must address a letter
to the Register and Receiver, inclosing
the certificate and oath above required,
in which letter his full name and post
office address must be given. He must
state whether or not he has ever been
recognized as an attorney or agent be
fore this Department, or any bureau
thereof, or any local land offices, and
if so, whether he has ever been sus.
pended or disbarred from practice. He
must also state whether he holds any
office under the government OF the
United States,
After an application to practice bpS
been filed in due form, the Register as
Receiver will recognize the applicant
as an attorney or agent, as the case
may be, unless they have good reason
to believe that the person making the
application is unfit to practice before
their offices, or unless otherwise in
Structed by the Commissioner or
Secretary.
Registers and Receivers must keep a
record of the names and residents of all
attorneys and agents recognized as en-
titled to represent clients in their sew
eral offices.
Every attorney must either at the
time Of entering his appearance Tor a
claimant or contestant or within thirty
days thereafter, file the written author
ity for such appearance, signed by said
claimant or contestant, and setting forth
his or her present residence. occupation.
and post-office address. Upon a fail
ure to file such written authority within
the time limited, it shall be the duty of
the Register and Receiver to no longer
recognize him as an attorney in the
| case
An attorney in fact will be required
to file power of attorney of his prin-
cipal, duly executed, Specifying the
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| presen sidence, occupation and post
| office at.uress.
When the appearance is for a per-
son other than claimantor contestant
of record the attorney or agent will be
] required TO state the name of the per.
| son for whom he appears, his postotfice
| address, the character and extent of
| his interest in the matter involved, and
when and from what source it was ae-
quired Authorizations and powers
signed or executed in blank will not be
recognized
| If any attorney or agent shall know
ingly commit any of the following acts,
| viz: Represent fictitious or fraudulent
entrymen; prosecute collusive contests;
speculate in relinquishments OF entries;
assist in procuring illegal or fraudulent
entries or filings: represent himself as
the attorney or agent OF entrymen when
he is only attorney or agent Tor trans
feree or mortgagee; conceal the name
or interest of his client; give pernicious
advice to parties seeking to obtain title
to public lands; attempt to prevent q
qualified person from settling upon, en-
tering, or filing for a tract of public
land properly subject to such entry or
fling, or be otherwise guilty of dishon-
est or unprofessional conduct; or who,
in connection with business pending in
local land Offices or in this Department,
shall knowingly employ as sub-agent,
clerk or correspondent, a person who
has been guilty of any one of these acts,
or who has been prohibited from prac-
ticing before the Register and Receiver
or this Department, it will be sufficient
reason for his debarment from practice,
and you are authorized to further rec
ogniZe no person as agent or attorney
who shall be known to you or be proven
before you to be gailty oi improper or
unprofessional conduct as above stated.
yAs attorney or agent who has been
admitted to practice IN any particular
land district may be enrolled and au-
thorized TO practic In any other district
upon filing with the Register and Re-
ceiver before whom he was admitted to
practice that he is an attorney or agent
In COED standing.
ANY unprofessional conduct on the
part of an attorney or agent. should be
reported to the Commissioner at once
together with your action in the prem
ises.
Appeals from the action of the Regis
ter and Receiver in refusing to admit to
practice or in refusing to further recog-
nize an agent or attorney will lie ia the